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@uitrit faire gatwt @Hire BENJAMIN F. WILLIAMSON OF FRANKLIN COUNTY,OHIO.

LettersPatent No. 71,672, dated .December 3, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT INfSGROLL-SAW MILLS.

To ALL WHOM ITMAY oolvcium:v

Be it knownthat I, BENJAMIN F. WILLIAMSON, of the county of Franklin,and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement on Framesor-Tables for Scroll-Saws, to be used for sawing the face andfallingmoulds for stairways, and other similar. uses; and I do herebyrdeclare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the construction and operation of the san'le,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a. part of thisspeciication, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wholeframe. Figure 2 is a separate -view of the' plate or cap used forcutting o1' sawing the falling-moulds, and

Figure 3 shows an end view of the latter.

To enable-others skilled in the art to make and'nse m? 'invention,I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. l i V A isn.centre-*post or pillar, on which is turned orv operated the table orplatform D, and through which passes the rod for driving the saw. B Bare adjustable vlegs for raising or lowering the table-or platform,bymeans of arms, c c, one end of the legs beingattached to the table bymeans ofhnges, or their equivalent, the lower end resting on the floor,with rollers so attached as to allow the table D to revolve at thepleasure of the workmanfThe arms orvbraces c c hold the legsB B intheirproper position. D is the platform or table,- which is caused torevolve on the centre-post A, and on which are sawed the face-moulds.WEis a stop for holdl ing the piece while being sawed, and for guidingthe table D. -F is the stack for admitting or steadying the saw, suchasis commonly used on scroll-frames. Fig. 2 is a small plate or heading,tobcused on the centrea post A in lieu of the table D, when sawingfalling-moulds.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-,

The inclined and adjustable revolving platform or table/D, constructedto operate substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth. i

I also claim, in combination with the post A, the plate or heading I,constructed .to operate substantially es and for the purpose set forth.

, B. F. WILLIAMSON.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. MEEKER, Tuoiuns E. TAYLOR.

